Ethics & International Affairs, Volume 6 (1992)

Chopra and Weiss address perhaps the fundamental issue in international
relations today: the sacrosanct sets of sovereignty. The word "sovereignty"
explains why the international community has difficulty countering human rights
violations. The authors address questions such as "Is there a line between a
state's sovereignty and the international community?", and "Can there be laws to
guide states and collections of states in determining when this line can or
should be violated?" by studying recent cases where human rights came into
conflict with intervention.